2. Grand Canyon Today I went to the Grand Canyon, the canyon really was (big)________! I watched the sunset over the canyon. It was a (beautiful) ________ sight! 1

4. Florida I spent today at the beach in Florida. Laying in the (hot) ______ sun made me too warm so I went for a swim in the (cold)_________ ocean. I had a wonderful time at the beach! 2

6. New York City I toured New York City today. The streets are (busy)________! The (noise)____________ of the city kept me awake at night. Now I understand why they call New York City the city that never sleeps! 3

8. Colorado Today I went whitewater rafting in Colorado. I was worried that our raft might (overturn)_________ because of our (quick)__________ pace down the river. It was an exciting trip! 4

10. Seattle, Washington In Seattle, I went to the top of the Space Needle, which is the (high)_________ structure that you see on the front of this post card. From the Space Needle I could see the (top)___________ of Mt. Rainier which is over 50 miles away! 5

11. Photo Credits Grand Canyon: National Park Service. yavover.jpg Grand Canyon National Park. 28 Jul 2008. http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/photos/images/yavover.jpghttp://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/photos/images/yavover.jpg Florida: Biddinger, Nancy. newsmyrnabeachjuly06(53).jpg. July 2006. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.comhttp://pics.tech4learning.com Biddinger, Nancy. newsmyrnabeachjuly06(25).jpg. July 2006. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Biddinger, Nancy. southmiamibeach.jpg. June 2003. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Arcury, Joe. sunrise18.jpg. Sept. 8 2000. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 New York City: Biddinger, Nancy. ladyliberty345.jpg. March 2008. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Kuchera, Christal. img_2402.jpg. June 2008. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.comhttp://pics.tech4learning.com Burns, Paul. ts.jpg. June 2007. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Kolk, Melinda. manhattanskylinenight.jpg. July 2007. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Colorado: Covington, Ted. tcnch004.jpg. 6/1/1995. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Moorhead, Nancy. rafting_rg_052.jpg. 06_03. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.comhttp://pics.tech4learning.com Seattle, Washington Dubble, Dave. seattlewaport_1.jpg. June 2003. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Rushing, Jason. seattlemarket.jpg. July 2003. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 http://pics.tech4learning.comhttp://pics.tech4learning.com Kolk, Melinda. rainier3a.jpg. July 2003. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008 Jones, Jenny. space_needle.jpg. Summer 2004. Pics4Learning. 28 Jul 2008